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ReviewFrontiers in insect science2026

Norroa™ as a dsRNA biopesticide for

Philip J Lester, Mariana Bulgarella, Brian Manley, James D Masucci, Rose A McGruddy, Joana Merk, Kenneth Narva, Symon Palmer, O Ripeka Mercier, Zoe E Smeele

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Review in Frontiers in insect science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Philip J LesterSchool of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
Mariana BulgarellaSchool of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
Brian ManleyGreenLight Biosciences Inc., Durham, NC, United States.
James D MasucciGreenLight Biosciences Inc., Durham, NC, United States.
Rose A McGruddySchool of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
Joana MerkSchool of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
Kenneth NarvaGreenLight Biosciences Inc., Durham, NC, United States.
Symon PalmerTe Kawa a Māui- School of Māori Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
O Ripeka MercierTe Kawa a Māui- School of Māori Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
Zoe E SmeeleSchool of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA interference (RNAi) is emerging as a highly selective approach for pest management, offering species-specific control with limited non-target impacts. In apiculture, dsRNA-based biopesticides represent a novel tool for managing

Indexed as

Apis melliferacalmodulindsRNA biopesticidehoney bee healthintegrated pest management (IPM)RNA interference (RNAi)vadescanaVarroa destructor

Identifiers

PMID42344312
PMCPMC13286927

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